Why Agile Management and Online Project Management for DBA are Given Importance

Successful businesses today are adopting IT solutions to optimize their operations. From personnel management tools, accounting systems, and supply chain management software to security management, IT solutions come in handy.

However, the database management industry has become viciously competitive and this calls for new thinking in your operations. Your operations strategy has to change to incorporate agile management in project management. In agile project management, the entire project is divided into small sections which are completed in progression.

Once an iteration or small task is completed, the team comes together to review it and invites the client’s representatives. The outcome from these discussions will determine what course of action will be taken next. In agile management, project iteration should take around 2 weeks to complete.

As a DB, you appreciate the problems that come with every project and as these problems accumulate, there is danger of the project being derailed. This affects the quality of services you deliver to your client. In the agile manifesto which you adopt, there are maxims of continuous improvement as the project proceeds and a lot of flexibility is allowed throughout the course of the project.

If you are a client, you have most likely heard of DBA processes which have failed completely. As a DBA, you should also be aware of the risk of total failure of a project. In traditional DBA, issues are not acted upon quickly as the major focus seems to be on the completion of the processes. With agile DBA management, you always have a working project and changes are made continually, thus reducing any risk of failure.

There are many other advantages of agile project management for database companies including higher ROI, better project control, higher motivation in your team, increased collaboration and ownership, more relevant metrics and much more.

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